I have the same issue on the VS 2010 express.
The builds revision 4060 or something (some of the last with 3356 build) are ok to compile with some small adjustments) seems fine.
The later builds (revision 4065 up to the head revision) seem to not be functional at all. The whole VFS thing is screwed up, part projects are missing/have to be updated manually ...
seems weird, that this state is saved on the svn for 300 svn revisions?!? how can that be, am I missing something?
I'm very interested in coding for the MP ... just experimenting with stuff ...
any updates on this?
I also downloaded build 4057, but it seems on the svn there's only 3xxx and 4071 available ...!? I am confused!

The issue I am running into is not a GameDir related problem as far as I can tell. GameDir is only relevant after I have compiled the exe. The problem I am running into is that compilation no longer succeeds.

Specific compilation fail message? It is quite possible that VS2005 is no longer supported, but doubt that as well. So, post your "Failed" message (not the warning ones, they are a lot but you can ignore them) so we can see if we can help more.
P.S. You could also try updating your VS with the express version, and see if that helps.

Hey, I can confirm blacklists problem. Getting the latest SVN gamesource ... in the trunk directory results in having the project with several VS version project files (I believe 2005 2008 and 2010. So the project files are already there and should be configured properly. Can't anyone tell who's responsible for it, so I can ask directly?
All I know is that downloading it results in a chunk of code you cannot compile right away. I get errors about arbitrary function (abs) which I can resolve, and about missing VFS files. Which I cannot resolve. VFS used to be in the ext directory ... with another structure (subdirectories like "aspect" or "core" ...) now it's is the base directory and many header files have been restructured for some reason. It just seem like someone tried a huge restructuring of the whole thing and just didn't go through with it ...
anyways, you can't compile it in that state. but there are 4057 exes out for download, someone had to be compiling them. so where did they get it from, or what did they do? who can I ask about it?

There is no Guarantee that there will be a bugfix for your problem in SVN,ask RoWa about bug and tell him about it(if he doesnt know this bug) and climbing on a roof is disabled,its not a bug,its disabled because it could make problems i think.

And if there is a Bugfix(es) of MP in SVN then your friend should update game to 4574 too,or else you guys wont be able to play

Yeah I would love that I dont want to sound rude though because i have kinda just come to this forum and dont want to sound like I am demanding I just cant believe what you lot have achieved I have had so much fun with 3 way DM so far that I really want it to develop more and more.

I wanted to get on a roof to snipe but could not .

I wonder if we will all so see multiple level buildings that would be great for sniping .

All so a thread that lists changes to SVN versions would be great.

I seem to be having a fair few crashes to and want to know if there could be a crash log on me PC if so where could I send it as I want to help.

What is showing is the revision number from the .exe, which is still 4552 on the SVN. The SVN will give you the most up to date supporting files, and files to compile your own JA2.exe based on the newest code.

I checked Tais' thread, AIMNAS includes a JA2.exe based on Rev.4561, newer than the standalone SCI and UC-1.13 SCI's also there. As I am only aware of this one source fro unofficial builds made available to the general public, I suggest you get the AIMNAS SCI. AIMNAS is VFS compliant, so if you are just after the newest .exe just change the .INI file to point at the mod you want (the mod has nothing to do with the .exe).

No idea myself, but if you absolutely must have the newest bug-fix it is do it yourself. Otherwise just be thankful that Tais will occasionally release something newer (and riskier) than the official patches.

Can anybody fill me in about what's up with the SVN repository? The server is reachable (81.169.133.124) but SVN is not. Is the issue known? Is somebody working on fixing it? When can we expect the issue to be resolved? Thanks.

Hmm, I just downloaded the new Tortoise and tried downloading the latest SVN and it is not working. It seems to go to the correct URL, but it just sits there and never starts. Anyone in the know, know whats going on here?

EDIT: Ok, that time I got a could not connect to server message. Has the URL changed or something?